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shriver have just taken off by jet for otis air force base in massachusetts. we assume they are going to the home state to join their mother and father and other members of the kennedy family. military officers who have the job of arranging state funerals are at the white house now and presumably making the plans. mr. kennedy is the first president to die in office since the defense department was set up. these arrangements are made and i think there is no set a standard ritual to be followed so it will have to be made up. presumably the army will be in charge of the operations. it has ceremonial courses at fort myers, virginia, which is nearby, long with honor guards and troops that presumably will be used. that is about all we have at the moment. richard is at the white house with the live pictures so we will switch there to see what is happening. richard? >> the american flag atop the white house in washington has been lowered to half mast. became down after word, there was confirmation of the president's death in dallas. in the white house, the president's
shriver have just taken off by jet for otis air force base in massachusetts. we assume they are going to the home state to join their mother and father and other members of the kennedy family. military officers who have the job of arranging state funerals are at the white house now and presumably making the plans. mr. kennedy is the first president to die in office since the defense department was set up. these arrangements are made and i think there is no set a standard ritual to be followed...
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and my massachusetts doctors are not on the list. is not onosest to me the list. newcastle wrote that the exchange choice will not allow me to use my doctors including primary care and -- who is affiliated with the portland hospital. all oncology physicians are located in boston and not covered. wrote me, she currently goes to the memorial hospital in rochester which is not part of the exchange. the surgeon who saved my life, emergency surgery was required. longer visit the same internist. if i develop heart problems, i can no longer go to portsmouth regional hospital. gregory in rochester said that his primary care physician means he will have to go to another hospital. what he told me is that i don't their they have been able to keep the same doctors. it because of obama care, frisbee is out of the loop and this is totally unfair to all the people that live in the area. what gives? me and said that none of her current physicians, including her primary care physician and her ob/gyn are in the exchange. she wrote that the nearest providers are 45 minutes west, 60
and my massachusetts doctors are not on the list. is not onosest to me the list. newcastle wrote that the exchange choice will not allow me to use my doctors including primary care and -- who is affiliated with the portland hospital. all oncology physicians are located in boston and not covered. wrote me, she currently goes to the memorial hospital in rochester which is not part of the exchange. the surgeon who saved my life, emergency surgery was required. longer visit the same internist. if i...
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only 123 people in the first month in massachusetts. and then built up steadily over the course of time. 0.3%123 represented .20 -- of what would be the overall enrollment at the end of the day. >> what has called you to challenge that? >> the president has called on the house to take up the legislation and pass it. we are not laying down a challenge. we are obviously disappointed when any lawmaker announces that he or she does not support extraordinarily fair basic americans,for lgbt protection that other americans enjoy, and that they should enjoy. we will work with congress. we look forward to passage in the senate. we are heartened by the developments in the senate that brought us this far. believe the momentum behind equal rights is such that we will prevail as a country on this issue. >> very quickly, the book that -- oming out, double down pre-k's you did not get your copy? >> not yet. the president attended a super pack fundraiser last year on the premise of this book. did he do that? >> i don't remember that. we will have to ta
only 123 people in the first month in massachusetts. and then built up steadily over the course of time. 0.3%123 represented .20 -- of what would be the overall enrollment at the end of the day. >> what has called you to challenge that? >> the president has called on the house to take up the legislation and pass it. we are not laying down a challenge. we are obviously disappointed when any lawmaker announces that he or she does not support extraordinarily fair basic americans,for...
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talking about the massachusetts experience in which during the first month of their normal for the massachusetts exchange only 3 percent of the total signed up because people take there time. this is an uneasy position. but in connecticut where we have an exchange that has been up and running mon-khmer website that is working to win the first month in know what our number was? 11%. we in rhode 10 percent of our expected total in the first 30 days. here is what people say about their experience with connecticut exchange. one person said this is a great resource for canada residents to apply for of coverage. thanks to the health care law. another said, i chose it because i have been denied in the past by other carriers before this law changed. another said, thank you so much for the south carolina. have not been short in a decade. and so, so thankful. another said, thank you for this program. a loss my jaw year ago and could not find anything i can afford enough coverage before this law passed. finally another said, thank you, this law is helpful and appreciated. airbus america. thank you, preside
talking about the massachusetts experience in which during the first month of their normal for the massachusetts exchange only 3 percent of the total signed up because people take there time. this is an uneasy position. but in connecticut where we have an exchange that has been up and running mon-khmer website that is working to win the first month in know what our number was? 11%. we in rhode 10 percent of our expected total in the first 30 days. here is what people say about their experience...
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president's brother and senator, ted kennedy, the sister, the wife of sergeant shriver are on their way to massachusetts. the family is from boston. it's assumed they're going to be with the parents of the president. the last worder with had on mrs. kennedy is she was at the hospital when the president died. she probably is not at the hospital. her privacy is being respected as well it should be under these circumstances. millions johnson is no doubt with the new president johnson. >> some members of the family paid their respects on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. among them is gene kennedy smith, a sister. she was joined by her son, william kennedy smith, and other family members. >> today is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of president john f. kennedy. next, ceremony from boston at the j.f.k. presidential library museum. it starts with governor duval patrick reading a portion of the new frontier speech. this is about 45 minutes. ♪ >> a man may die. nationings may rise and fall. but an idea lives on. [ trumpet playing ] 123450 ♪ >> the new frontier of which i speak is not a se
president's brother and senator, ted kennedy, the sister, the wife of sergeant shriver are on their way to massachusetts. the family is from boston. it's assumed they're going to be with the parents of the president. the last worder with had on mrs. kennedy is she was at the hospital when the president died. she probably is not at the hospital. her privacy is being respected as well it should be under these circumstances. millions johnson is no doubt with the new president johnson. >>...
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the state of massachusetts has generally done very well on this making basically massachusetts importing a high skill, high education people from exporting missiles go, but a relatively small as a state. you have got over 6 million people, little less than arizona . california has 38 million, texas has 25 million. massachusetts is almost like a single kind of nice mature area that has worked out well. you still have pretty high levels of inequality as well. i call on the people of say that they want more and ask them the question, how come the places that you run have the highest income inequality. i think it answer is, you tax middle income people out, high housing costs by environmental regulations and other things that california, for example, but also mature new york, and a population increase in the last 40 years. immigrants in, americans out. that has been the pattern. you know, if you want to raise a family and you are not high income, not communal, ph.d. educated, a decent job, what does a house cost you in the san francisco bay area with a los angeles area. yo public-school and
the state of massachusetts has generally done very well on this making basically massachusetts importing a high skill, high education people from exporting missiles go, but a relatively small as a state. you have got over 6 million people, little less than arizona . california has 38 million, texas has 25 million. massachusetts is almost like a single kind of nice mature area that has worked out well. you still have pretty high levels of inequality as well. i call on the people of say that they...
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already drawing crowds of her own as she settles into her role as ambassador in andn, to his great nephew massachusetts newest congressman, joe kennedy, to the school of public service that bears the public name and teaches young leaders how they may one day pass the torch to a new generation. man whoa legacy of a could have retreated to a life of luxury and ease, but who chose to live a life in the arena, sailing sometimes against the wind, sometimes with it. why 50 years later, john f. kennedy stands for posterity as he did in life -- young and .old, daring and he stays with us in our imagination not because he left us too soon, but because he embodied the character of the people he led. resolute, fearless, and fun-loving, affiant in the face of impossible -- affiant in the face of impossible odds, and determined to make the world a good one, not settling for what is rather what might be. idealism, his sober, square jawed idealism, we are reminded that the power to change this country is ours. iis afternoon, michelle and were joined by president clinton and secretary clinton to pay tribute to that pr
already drawing crowds of her own as she settles into her role as ambassador in andn, to his great nephew massachusetts newest congressman, joe kennedy, to the school of public service that bears the public name and teaches young leaders how they may one day pass the torch to a new generation. man whoa legacy of a could have retreated to a life of luxury and ease, but who chose to live a life in the arena, sailing sometimes against the wind, sometimes with it. why 50 years later, john f....
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we have a call from massachusetts. good morning. caller: i have a question about the kennedy's trip to france. after the second world war, england gave independence to india. [indiscernible] africa, algiers, hands of vietnam. kennedy sent troops there when the french were defeated. i often wonder what happened on his trip there with jackie to france. thank you. host: richard reeves? guest: obviously, the visit, what i think is most important, in 1954, then senator kennedy went to vietnam and the president of south vietnam was a catholic and had lived in the united states in new jersey and had been supported by the kennedy family. and when young senator kennedy, 1954, there was a rooftop bar at the caravelle hotel, the tallest building in saigon, he was having a drink or coffee with a young american diplomat named edward gallion who became the dean of the tufts school of diplomacy. as they were talking, night fell, and there were flashes across the river and explosions. kennedy said, what is that? and gallion said that is the vietcon
we have a call from massachusetts. good morning. caller: i have a question about the kennedy's trip to france. after the second world war, england gave independence to india. [indiscernible] africa, algiers, hands of vietnam. kennedy sent troops there when the french were defeated. i often wonder what happened on his trip there with jackie to france. thank you. host: richard reeves? guest: obviously, the visit, what i think is most important, in 1954, then senator kennedy went to vietnam and...
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medicalf doctors and facilities that will take my and myce is limited massachusetts doctors are not on the list. the one closest to me, portsmouth hospital, is not on the list. kathleen says the exchange choice will not allow me to use my primary care doctor affiliated with the portsmouth hospital. all oncology physicians are located in boston, not covered. margaret in stratford wrote me. she currently go straight hospital in rochester which is, again, not part of the exchange and described the impact to me in this way. goould no longer be able to to the hospital which is four miles away. i could no longer see the gynecologist whom i trust. i could no longer use the surgeon who saved my life when emergency surgery was required. visit the sameer in turn asked. if i were to develop our problems -- the same internest. i could no longer go tere. his primary care physician is there and it says he will have to go to another hospital. he does not know the health condition. has gone to the hospital for 40 years. he has had multiple different insurance companies but have always been able to kee
medicalf doctors and facilities that will take my and myce is limited massachusetts doctors are not on the list. the one closest to me, portsmouth hospital, is not on the list. kathleen says the exchange choice will not allow me to use my primary care doctor affiliated with the portsmouth hospital. all oncology physicians are located in boston, not covered. margaret in stratford wrote me. she currently go straight hospital in rochester which is, again, not part of the exchange and described the...
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president's brother, senator ted kennedy, and a sister, the wife of sergeant shriver, are on their way to massachusetts. the family comes from boston. it is assumed they are going there to be with the parents of the present. the last we have on mrs. kennedy when she was at the hospital where the president died. she is not at the hospital now, but we should respect her privacy. mrs. johnson is no doubt with the new president johnson. >> for the last few hours, we have been green you that november 22, 19 63, news coverage from nbc. part of our coverage of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of president john f. kennedy. a live look at the kennedy gravesite, the eternal flame in our little -- in arlington, across from the nation's capital. we will take you live to dallas in a sort -- a short bit. it is scheduled to start at 12:30 eastern. we will have that live. afternoon we will bring you this germany from the john f. kennedy memorial library in boston. the library and museum. as well we will give you the opportunity to weigh in with your thoughts by twitter them on the phone, all of that coming up
president's brother, senator ted kennedy, and a sister, the wife of sergeant shriver, are on their way to massachusetts. the family comes from boston. it is assumed they are going there to be with the parents of the present. the last we have on mrs. kennedy when she was at the hospital where the president died. she is not at the hospital now, but we should respect her privacy. mrs. johnson is no doubt with the new president johnson. >> for the last few hours, we have been green you that...
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the talk on the norman rockwell museum in stockbridge massachusetts is about an hour. [applause] >> thank you for that fabulously gracious introduction and >> i can believe the archive has been digitized and now that i am done a. [laughter] what was that all about? with all those papers and ard ton pages. i'm glad to know that other people can now do it in ten minutes. i came to this book from the historical background and i studied history at cornell and attended college in the 70's at a time when abstract expressionism was seen as the high point as the great savior because it was said he shifted that capital. they have a mystical flying through the sky shifting the capitol. and the studied rockwell and i didn't really think about rockwell until other people started thinking about him first such as robert rosenblum who organized the show at the guggenheim museum in 2001. and i was immediately taken by the work. partly because i had been tired of spending my intellectual life at greenwich village in the 50's. i felt like i can't think again about that. his word struck
the talk on the norman rockwell museum in stockbridge massachusetts is about an hour. [applause] >> thank you for that fabulously gracious introduction and >> i can believe the archive has been digitized and now that i am done a. [laughter] what was that all about? with all those papers and ard ton pages. i'm glad to know that other people can now do it in ten minutes. i came to this book from the historical background and i studied history at cornell and attended college in the...
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relating to initiative -- prior to the justice department service he taught 30 years at the university of massachusetts and welcomed here today. please proceed. >> thank you. in the draft report stemming the tried strategy to reduce the growth that cut the cost of federal prison system. and it observes this growth come at -- i agree more with the report. we need consider in order make good decision and as a result may offer cost shifting and that true cost savings. the more comprehensive view of the problem we face would cast the issue differently. we need to reduce not the cost of incarceration or indeed the criminal justice system. but rather the total associate cost of crime including not only expenditure on public safety but the cost of victimization, tangible and intangible to the public. as we seek to do this, the allocation of funds among component of the criminal just i system could be guided by the demonstrated effectivenesses in reducing crime. not the absolute or relative size compared to other component of the criminal justice system. just how large and costly is the prison population? acco
relating to initiative -- prior to the justice department service he taught 30 years at the university of massachusetts and welcomed here today. please proceed. >> thank you. in the draft report stemming the tried strategy to reduce the growth that cut the cost of federal prison system. and it observes this growth come at -- i agree more with the report. we need consider in order make good decision and as a result may offer cost shifting and that true cost savings. the more comprehensive...
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i've met with recovering veterans at home in massachusetts. i've met within a walter reed. they want very simply a world where they can be independent, go out and fend for themselves, where they can travel abroad to work or study or vacation. they should never have to worry about whether the disabilities sustained fighting on our behalf are going to prevent them from accessing classrooms, a workplace, a hotel or transportation overseas. like all people with disabilities, they deserve a world where they can fully participate in the global economy on equal terms without fear of discrimination or loss of dignity. joining the disabilities treaty will also help expand opportunities for american students with disabilities, who need to be able to study abroad to prepare themselves to compete in the global economy. i want you to take the example of anais. she is one of the outstanding interns at the state department. she's here today. anais is a graduate student with dreams of a career in foreign affairs. she happens to also be deaf. two years ago, she traveled to ghana. it was the
i've met with recovering veterans at home in massachusetts. i've met within a walter reed. they want very simply a world where they can be independent, go out and fend for themselves, where they can travel abroad to work or study or vacation. they should never have to worry about whether the disabilities sustained fighting on our behalf are going to prevent them from accessing classrooms, a workplace, a hotel or transportation overseas. like all people with disabilities, they deserve a world...
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does not haveoal a large presence like california and massachusetts. other regions are well aware that coal provides nearly 40% of our nation's electricity. as such, i ask all of you folks to hold a hearing in kentucky to hear the concerns of coal country. ofecided on behalf kentucky's coal miners and their families that i would bring the concerns myself. if the epa will not listen to us, we will come to the epa. it is clear that the administration and your agency have declared a war on coal. for kentucky, this means a war on jobs and our state economy. the president has our right stated his intentions for the industry and this is what he had to say. "if somebody wants to build a coal power plant, they can. it is just that they will bankrupt them because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all of the greenhouse gas that is being emitted." from the direct quote president of the united states. one of the things president obama did when he took office was to push through a trade bill , to try to push it through, to try to bankrupt the coal industr
does not haveoal a large presence like california and massachusetts. other regions are well aware that coal provides nearly 40% of our nation's electricity. as such, i ask all of you folks to hold a hearing in kentucky to hear the concerns of coal country. ofecided on behalf kentucky's coal miners and their families that i would bring the concerns myself. if the epa will not listen to us, we will come to the epa. it is clear that the administration and your agency have declared a war on coal....
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we'll leave the last moment or two of this and take you live to elizabeth warren, the senator from massachusetts, speaking at the u.s. capitol in the russell senate office building. she's speaking to a group called the persons for financial reform and the roosevelt institute, it's just getting underway live here on c-span2. >> we fought shoulder to shoulder throughout the dodd-frank effort and after that in the regulatory efforts and continue that battle today. so i want to start this by saying a very big thank you to americans for financial reform and to the roosevelt institute for inviting me to speak here today. i've been working very closely with afr and with roosevelt, and i am delighted to be here. you know, it has been five years since the financial crisis, but we all remember its darkest days. credit dried up, the stock market crashed, historic institutions like lehman brothers and merrill lynch or were wiped out. there were legitimate fears that our economy was tumbling over a cliff, be and we were heading into another great depression. we averted that grim outcome, but the damage was s
we'll leave the last moment or two of this and take you live to elizabeth warren, the senator from massachusetts, speaking at the u.s. capitol in the russell senate office building. she's speaking to a group called the persons for financial reform and the roosevelt institute, it's just getting underway live here on c-span2. >> we fought shoulder to shoulder throughout the dodd-frank effort and after that in the regulatory efforts and continue that battle today. so i want to start this by...
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seshe and the senator from massachusetts and i all were at the hearing this morning where the head of the center for medicaid and medicare services talked about the health care law. i thought the senator from alaska was especially cogent in pointing out the difficulties and the differences between those who live in alaska and their inability to connect to the services in the new health care law. if i remember correctly, she said only three have been able to enroll, and she pointed out the differences in time. i'd like to spend a few minutes reflecting on what happened this morning and what i said to the administration's witness. i began by telling her a story, a story about 16,000 tennesseans who have insurance through something called cover tennessee, a low-cost coverage state program. obamacare is canceling their policies, those 16,000 policies. cover tennessee apparently is an example of what the president has called "bad apples," an insurance plan that washington has decided isn't good enough for you. i recently heard from one of those tennesseans whose policy will be canceled on
seshe and the senator from massachusetts and i all were at the hearing this morning where the head of the center for medicaid and medicare services talked about the health care law. i thought the senator from alaska was especially cogent in pointing out the difficulties and the differences between those who live in alaska and their inability to connect to the services in the new health care law. if i remember correctly, she said only three have been able to enroll, and she pointed out the...
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of the identified continuing projects, massachusetts, connecticut, new york, new jersey delaware, areland, and virginia currently scheduled to receive beach erosion and coastal storm damage risk reduction projects. and we expect 70% of this work by 2016.pleted there will always be residual ink for americans who live coastal regions. expected changes in sea level otherextreme weather, and impacts are likely to increase the risks fating these areas. -- facing these areas. together with noah and fema, the corps of engineers developed a helpevel rise tool to communities anticipate the influence of sea level rise. will use base flood elevation maps from fema, the coastal of noaah.pabilities and a sea level rise calculator engineers.rps of this tool yesterday was recognized by the president and awarded the green government climate change champion award. ourhe collaboration between agencies as a result of sandy has already produced a future-looking sustainability and tool that we can all use throughout the federal government. in addition, noaah and the corps of engineers are working moreher to h
of the identified continuing projects, massachusetts, connecticut, new york, new jersey delaware, areland, and virginia currently scheduled to receive beach erosion and coastal storm damage risk reduction projects. and we expect 70% of this work by 2016.pleted there will always be residual ink for americans who live coastal regions. expected changes in sea level otherextreme weather, and impacts are likely to increase the risks fating these areas. -- facing these areas. together with noah and...
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singer-songwriter james taylor and massachusetts governor deval patrick. >> this weekend, american history tv looks back at the assassination of jfk and its aftermath with eyewitness accounts, scene seems from the president's trip to texas and commemorative events from dealey plaza and the jfk library and newseum. also your chance to talk to authors and historians saturday at five eastern with dollars 1963 co-author. coverage continues sunday with lyndon johnson's november 27 address to congress, and your questions live with lbj biographer. remembering jfk on american history tv, this weekend on c-span3. >> on tuesday, former british ambassador to the us sir thank you spoke for about an hour before the british foreign affairs committee on the status of u.k./u.s. relations. he served as the and capacitor from 2007-2012 and talked about the challenges working with the various foreign department. you give notice influence in syria and libya, the role of vice president and diplomatic talks have the bridge me to proceed relations with the u.s. >> quarter. our second witness today is no stranger
singer-songwriter james taylor and massachusetts governor deval patrick. >> this weekend, american history tv looks back at the assassination of jfk and its aftermath with eyewitness accounts, scene seems from the president's trip to texas and commemorative events from dealey plaza and the jfk library and newseum. also your chance to talk to authors and historians saturday at five eastern with dollars 1963 co-author. coverage continues sunday with lyndon johnson's november 27 address to...
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shriver, who was eunice kennedy, have just taken off by jet for otis air force base in massachusetts. we psalm then they are going to their home state to join their mother and father and other members of the kennedy family. we also are told that military officers who have the job of arranging state funerals are at the white house now and presumably making the plans. mrs. kennedy is the first president to die in office since the defense department was set up and these arrangements were made. and i think there is no -- there is no set standard ritual to be followed, so to some extent it will have to be made up, presumably the army will be in charge of the arrangements as it always has been, and it has, of course, casons and remonies at fort myer, virginia, which is nearby. that is about all we have here at the moment. richard of nbc news is at the white house, as is our mobile unit with live pictures, so we'll switch there and see what's happening. richard? >> the american flag atop the washington has been lowered to half-staff t. came down short after word there was confirmation of the
shriver, who was eunice kennedy, have just taken off by jet for otis air force base in massachusetts. we psalm then they are going to their home state to join their mother and father and other members of the kennedy family. we also are told that military officers who have the job of arranging state funerals are at the white house now and presumably making the plans. mrs. kennedy is the first president to die in office since the defense department was set up and these arrangements were made. and...
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president, you know, as the senator from massachusetts, the thousands in your state and millions of private contractors and nonprofit organizations, not the least of which, one of my favorites, the catholic church, who delivers so many social services to the people of our state and nation. it's very hard for anyone to plan anything when the federal budget is in such disarray. if there's anyone that can figure this out, it's senator mikulski. so as one of our subcommittee chairs, i want to be here to support her work. i'm the chair of the homeland security committee and just add my voice to how important it is for us over these next few weeks to get a budget resolution done. senator murray has passed a budget on this side. we're finally, after the recklessness of a government shutdown, finally everyone has come to our senses and we're now in conference, budget committee. we've got to get that budget number done. so that once we agree on what the topline spending is, or the budget for the country, we can then go about building the 14 bills that actually run the department of defense, the depa
president, you know, as the senator from massachusetts, the thousands in your state and millions of private contractors and nonprofit organizations, not the least of which, one of my favorites, the catholic church, who delivers so many social services to the people of our state and nation. it's very hard for anyone to plan anything when the federal budget is in such disarray. if there's anyone that can figure this out, it's senator mikulski. so as one of our subcommittee chairs, i want to be...